Even worse are some of the clinics. My kids and I had to switch our psychiatrists because none of use could stand being in the waiting room anymore. Well, that and the doctor who didn't actually listen to us and talked to me as opposed to my teenagers. grrrrrrrrr.

Trust me, some of the people in that waiting room were downright scary and I really felt for the pdocs & therapists who were having to see them. If it wouldn't have been construed as rude, there were a number of times I felt like covering my kids' ears so they wouldn't have to be exposed to some of the conversations.

This comment points to a possible cause:-----------Li'l Azathoth said... "Yes, ever since I was a kid and I got beaten up every year by the shopping mall Santa.------------

Took me a bit to "get it" and only after the -sound- of the word sunk in, my theory:

Mr Bakpayn works in a noisy environment and suffers from significant hearing loss, being male and under 90 he does not admit to same. When he did not understand the word he bluffed rather than admit he did not hear the question.

Welcome to my whining!

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